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Originally Posted by HOWITZER
From the other thread...
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A few issues.... First, you're asking 99% of the population to pay $50 a year for something that 1% would use and is already unnecessary to begin with. If I'm going to pay that money, I would like to see it spent on SE LRT and the next line Edmonton requires. That will benefit more people, take more vehicles off the road and have a far superior environmental impact than a HST project that, if funded by the government, is little more than waving your dick around trying to convince everyone of how big it is.
The problem with HST remains the lack of identifiable demand. Shipping companies wont use it. Anyone not going to Calgary or Edmonton wont. Most people not going to a point close to the terminals wont. Most business travelers would fly instead - if you're going to be tied down to someone else's schedule anyway with a requirement to rent a vehicle when you get there, why wouldn't you pay a little more for vastly greater departure options? This certainly won't attract tourists.
If a private company wants to bankrupt itself, it can go right ahead. Government should be spending our money on needs, not a Simpsonsesque monorail.